Joseph P. Balistrieri
Convicted in Milwaukee with his father, Frank Balistrieri, and his brother John of conspiracy to extort and attempted extortion arising from an FBI sting; the Seventh Circuit affirmed in 1985. In the Argent skimming trial in Kansas City the court entered a judgment of acquittal for him.
- Aliases
- Joseph Balistrieri
- Rights
- Court records only. Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal court opinions state.
On the record
- 2 October 1978 — United States v. Balistrieri, 778 F.2d 1226 (7th Cir. 1985), records that Joseph Balistrieri wrote to the undercover agent instructing him "to stop conducting any business on behalf of Best until the sensitive areas can be worked out"; the court agreed with the district court that the letter did not show withdrawal from the conspiracy. Court opinion.
- 1984 — The same opinion: "John and Joseph Balistrieri were each sentenced to eight years imprisonment and $20,000 fines." Affirmed November 20, 1985. Court opinion.
- 8 October 1987 — United States v. Cerone, 830 F.2d 938 (8th Cir. 1987): "After the close of the government's case, the court entered judgments of acquittal as to John and Joseph Balistrieri" in the Argent skimming trial in Kansas City. Court opinion.
This page is limited to court opinions. None of them states a role for him in any organization. A 1993 Seventh Circuit civil case involving a Joseph P. Balistrieri, a housing matter, was opened during research and is not used here.
Records
itemUnited States v. Balistrieri, 778 F.2d 1226 (7th Cir. 1985)Seventh Circuit opinion of November 20, 1985 affirming the extortion convictions of Frank, John and Joseph Balistrieri from an FBI sting in Milwaukee, in which an agent ran the Best Vending Company and was introduced to Frank Balistrieri through Benjamin Ruggiero, whom FBI agent Joseph Pistone ("Donnie Brasco") knew in New York.itemUnited States v. Cerone, 830 F.2d 938 (8th Cir. 1987)Eighth Circuit opinion of October 8, 1987 affirming the Kansas City convictions of Aiuppa, Cerone, Lombardo, LaPietra, and Rockman for skimming the Stardust and Fremont casinos in Las Vegas.itemUnited States v. Thomas, 759 F.2d 659 (8th Cir. 1985)Eighth Circuit opinion of April 11, 1985 holding that the 1983 Argent Corporation indictment did not charge the same offense as the earlier Tropicana case, with the court's account of FBI surveillance aimed at hidden interests in Las Vegas casinos.